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Caesars approach UK’s William Hill over potential takeover (The Guardian)

Northern Ireland gambling: ‘Strong support’ for industry regulator (BBC News)

As cash flees Macau junkets, gambling hub faces long odds of quick recovery (Reuters)

Downing Street to spearhead gambling reforms, say insiders (The Guardian)

Tom Watson hired by gambling giant Paddy Power as adviser (BBC News)

Betfred billionaire owners paid £10m dividend each (The Guardian)

Pandemic has not generated more political will towards allowing online gaming – Analysts (Macau Business)

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MACAU:
former Sands senior executives join SJM
Benjamin Toh and Daniel Shim have been appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) for Finance and Development and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer (CCAO), respectively

KOSOVA:
Police officers arrested
At least 10 police officers have been arrested in Kosovo during a large-scale operation to close down illegal casinos – Kosovo banned all gambling last year

INDIA:
Seeking arrests for promoting online gambling
A plea has been filed in the Madras High Court seeking the arrest of celebrities who promote online gambling and for a ban on online gambling apps

U.K.:
Casino reopening delayed
The expected opening of casinos has been delayed for at least 2 weeks following a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country

BULGARIA:
Bill to abolish Gambling Commission
The second reading of a bill to abolish the country’s Gambling Commission has been approved – the National Revenue Agency will take over the duties as well as issue new capital requirements for operators

CAMBODIA:
NagaWorld to reopen
Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp says it has been authorised to reopen its casinos, including mass market gaming tables – VIP table games and slot machine businesses were allowed to reopen on 8 July

BULGARIA:
Bill to restrict land-based casinos
A bill has been introduced to restrict land-based gaming to 10 large integrated resort casinos in 5-star hotels within 20km of Bulgaria’s national borders – it also calls for the closure of 638 existing casinos and slots halls no later than December 31, 2025

MACAU:
Worst April figures
April results of US$94.4 million represented the worst monthly performance since the liberalisation of the gaming industry – May figures were higher at around US$150.3 million but the first five months have reported a 76.7 % y-o-y fall